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Definition of Federal bureau of prisons
1. Noun. The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes.
Group relationships: Department Of Justice, Doj, Justice, Justice Department
Generic synonyms: Law Enforcement Agency
Lexicographical Neighbors of Federal Bureau Of Prisons
Literary usage of Federal bureau of prisons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, "Program Statement: Sexual
Abuse/Assault Prevention and Intervention Program," Directive ..."
2. Correctional Boot Camps: A Tough Intermediate Sanction edited by Doris L. MacKenzie, Eugene E. Herbert (1996)
"... Ph.D., is a Research Analyst atile Federal ; Bureau of Prisons, specializing
in community corrections, alternative sanctions, and recidivism. ..."
3. Comparing Federal and State Prison Inmates, 1991by Caroline Wolf Harlow by Caroline Wolf Harlow (1994)
"Foreword In 1991 the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BUS) and the Federal Bureau
of Prisons (BOP) sponsored the first joint survey of prisoners held in State ..."
4. Management and Administration of Correctional Health Careby Jacqueline M. Moore, Civic Research Institute by Jacqueline M. Moore, Civic Research Institute (2003)
"Dr. Falter has also served as administrative officer of health services at the
Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Center—Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts. ..."